Improvement in spring-seats for wagons



W. P. ELAM,

Wagon Spring-Seat. 4 N0.112,695. Patented March 14, 1871.

new 10m WILLOUGHBY r. 'ELAM, or.

PETERSBURG, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No; 112,695, dated March 14, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING-SEATS FOR lNAGONS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern: -v Be-it known that I, WILLOUGHBY P. ELAM, of Petersburg, in the county of vMenard and State of Illinois, have made certain newand'usefnl Improve, ments in. Springs for WagomSeats; and lrldhgiehy declare that the following is a full andtrue descrip ,tion thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of this invention consistsin'a combina-, tion of twoor more V-shaped springs, attached to the bottom of a wagon-seat and a frame-board, so that all unequal pressure arising from the jars andconoussions of the vehiclelnoving shall be more equally distributed to all springs, all of which will hereinafter more fully appear. Y

To enable those herein skilled to make and use my said invention, I will now more fully describe the same, referring to the accompanying drawing as a perspective view of my improved springs adapted ,to a.wagon-seat.- v v My improved springs A I construct of steel or wrought-iron.- Said springs I form V -shaped, consist- 'board, 0, (usually resting on the panels of the wagon,) and to the bottom of the wagon-seat'D, by properbolt 0. I

By thus constructing the springs A and securing the same to the heme O and seat-D, it is apparent that too sudden depressions. upon one partor pair of springs (occasiouing often the breaking of springs as ordinarily constructed) is prevented by the tension of the other springs.

My principle of construction, it is plain, is equally applicable to formsprings for vehicles, such as carriage and wagon-springs, and that the same are simple in construction, economical, and durable. I

I am aware that springs have heretofore been made of the form shown in my application, and I do not therefore claim the springs, separately considered.

By having thus described my invention,

What I claim is-- A spring-seat for wagons, consisting of the seat D, the springs A, and cross-bar or bottom 0, all con structed and arranged substantially as described.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand in presence of W. P. ELAM.

Witnesses WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, ROBERT Bnnns. 

